Binds when picked up
Unique
One-Hand Sword
83 - 154 Damage
Speed 2.30
(51.5 damage per second)
+9 Strength
+11 Stamina
+7 Intellect
Durability 105 / 105
Classes: Paladin
Requires Level 60
Equip: Restores 4 mana per 5 sec.
Set: Battlegear of Eternal Justice (1/3)
Item Level 70
Source: Quest
Score: 397
Started farming for Cenarion rep before the patch, ended up getting exalted. Anyways got the epic drop from one the of bosses in aq 20. I was the only one exalted there so they gave it to me. I really didnt want it as I have the mageblade which is alot better for pve. This weapon is only good for if your tanking a nub instance like scholo, or if you plan on pvping with a board. Either way though, unless you dont have access to MC or BWL, is the only way I would say to get this. Otherwise its just for looks, really nothing special if you have access to Higher instances.
This Weapon is best for Protection spec Paladins. If your trying to keep aggro your going to be judging as often as possible(with talents thats every 8 seconds) and with 8/8 Judgement you will also be doing aditional damage each judgement.
Who is going to be Prot speced running BWL and AQ20? not many paladins. Im very close to getting this item and not to excited.
I especially dont like the weapon speed, it should be eithter real fast, 1.5 for seal/judgement of wisdom procs, or real slow 2.9 for Seal of Command Procs.
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I must admit that at first glance, my inclination was to dimiss this weapon. There's nothing that really jumps out at one except perhaps the look of it - which is probably an acquired taste. Then, at the prompting of my guild leader (she's a druid), I took another look.
She's right: a one-hander with 51.5 DPS is not to be passed over so easily. I'm now pretty excited about getting this in a week or two.
Take a look at Quel'Serrar:
http://www.thottbot.com/?i=35887
Compare the two: the Blade of Eternal Justice is essentially a slightly slower Quel'Serrar with better stats, a higher upper-end on "white" damage, and a useful "always on" equip bonus over a "chance to proc" (not to mention a nice set bonus if you use the other pieces).
I suppose it's up to player preference which one better suits you, but I'd say this is fine alternative to Quel-Serrar. I am going to go with the newly-fixed Spell Power enchant on it.
Make your choice. For tanking, or say PvP or solo.
There are only a total of 3 different paladin weapons though, 2 only for levels 60.
Not a vaste choice then, this sword would have gained to be very different of Quel'Serrar.
Or maybie Blizzard might/will add many more different Paladin-only weapons soon.
I made an account just to comment on this weapon...
I thought it was ok, to have some +mp5 on a weapon, stats not too bad. Then I saw the Priest equivalent? Holy crap! +4 mp5 AND +90 healing?
OMG Blizz what are you thinking? Talk about inconsisent! Palas got shafted on this one.
At least give it some +dmg and +healing, like the Shaman one, even if you have to lower the stats. I have Aurastone, so this is a just waste of space, despite much more effort to grind to Exalted than it took to get the Aura from Garr.
It looks absolutely awful too. Bah. Keep it.
Read up on CC rep rewards on WoW website... at the bottom, switch pulldown to Paladin. There is a list of the mats.
http://www.wow-europe.com/en/info/basics/factions/cenarion/rewards.html
You can only get it if the AQ gates are open on your server, since it comes from the Ruins of Ahn'Qiraj (AQ20).
Do AQ20 with 20 man-raid, get Qiraji Spiked Hilt item drop from a number of bosses. Various classes want this item, but since the sword requires Exalted rep with CC, few people will be rolling for it. Our master looter often has to lower the requirement to having Revered rep before rolling. This is the hardest to get since it has a low drop rate.
Also need other easy items (scarabs, idol) gathered from the coffers inside AQ20. Our master looter gathers them, stuffs them in the bank and hands them out when people need them.
Turn the mats in at Cenarion Hold for item
I ground 13,000+ rep in 3-4 days to get
Anyway, I specced 41 Protection and I have to admit that it made farming encrypted twilight texts a breeze, especially from the Twilight Prophet whenever she spawned. I found myself AOE tanking 7-8 twilight mobs at once with relative ease. With the new changes to Reckoning, this sword really does hit like a beast and rogues fall even faster than before when I use it in combination with Seal of Righteousness, plus the 2.30 speed is a definite improvement over the slow 2.90 speed of my Aurastone Hammer.
That said, I don't believe this sword is as effective for a Holy or Retribution pally, but those specs can still get a lot of mileage out of it. The mana regen for judging seals is very nice for solo grinding, but not much of an issue if you're tanking in a 5 or 10 man instance since we regain mana from being healed by others.
For all the pros of this sword, it does have some cons. It could be a little faster (2.00 or less would be ideal to take full advantage of Reckoning procs). Also, it's pretty weak when you compare it to the druid and priest CC exalted weapon rewards. At least give this sword some +spell damage and healing, Blizz! I mean, the priest mace has +mana regen AND a whopping +90 bonus to healing; give the pallies a break.
It kind of irritated me that the Spiked Hilt piece I had for this sword was just sitting in my bank unused, even after I blew DKP on it unsure whether or not I would actually use it, in addition to my guild's absolute aversion to AQ20 now. Even before the 2.0 patch and the PVP grinding craze, my guild hated going into AQ20 after we downed Ossirian and Ayamiss a few times. They'd rather farm BWL and hit AQ40; not that I blame them.
So was it worth me grinding out the rest of my exalted rep for this sword? If you're Protection spec, hell yes. This is an awesome tanking sword that's on par with Quel'Serrar. But if you're Holy or Retribution, I'd spend my time elsewhere (like grinding honor for the Grand Marshal Warhammer if you're Holy, or the Claymore and Demolisher if you're Retribution).
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